Name: Paluxysaurus jonesi(Sauropod Dinosaur)
-Texas doesn't have a state fossil but a state dinosaur Description:
Type:Sauropod
Size: Large, Sauropods include the some of the largest animals known.
Time Existed:
It is believed that the P. jonesi walked the Earth 100-120 million years ago.
Preservation:
The discovered bones of the P. jonesi is on display at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth, Texas.
Discovery:
The footprints of the P. jonesi were found along with bones in the Lone Star State. They were mistaken for the footprints and bones of the Pleurocoelus. That made the original state dinosaur the Pleurocoelus, but thanks to Peter rose who corrected the mistake the P. jonesi replaced the Pleurocoelus.
Texas State Dinosaur
Name:Paluxysaurus jonesi(Sauropod Dinosaur)
-Texas doesn't have a state fossil but a state dinosaur
Description:
Type:Sauropod
Size: Large, Sauropods include the some of the largest animals known.Time Existed:
It is believed that the P. jonesi walked the Earth 100-120 million years ago.
Picture:
http://www.wikidino.com/wp-content/uploads/Paluxysaurus-texas-geology-300x300.jpg
http://www.dinosaurcentral.com/images/2007dinos/Paluxysaurus_jonesi.jpg
Preservation:
The discovered bones of the P. jonesi is on display at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth, Texas.
Discovery:
The footprints of the P. jonesi were found along with bones in the Lone Star State. They were mistaken for the footprints and bones of the Pleurocoelus. That made the original state dinosaur the Pleurocoelus, but thanks to Peter rose who corrected the mistake the P. jonesi replaced the Pleurocoelus.
Peter Rose: The man who correctly identified the bones of P. jonesi.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m6sVhskT_Fs/SW3mjuiaJeI/AAAAAAAADbU/rmPzn2wI5qs/s400/1003dinoport.jpg
Sources:
Unknown, (2012), Lone Star State Dinosaur, Retrieved from http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dinosaurs/tx_paluxysaurus_jonesi.htm
Unknowm, (2012), Dig Into DinoLabs & DinoDig, Retrieved from http://www.fwmuseum.org/dinolabs-dinodig
World Trade Press, (2012), State Dinosaur of Texas, Retrieved from http://www.atoztheusa.com/states2.asp?nid=12&cid=46